alas

UK /əˈlæs/ US /əˈlæs/

intj 1noun 1

Definitions

intj

Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment.

I wanted to catch the last bus home, but alas, I was ten minutes late and had to take a taxi instead.

Helas I lamente the dull abuſyd brayne The enfatuate fantaſies the wytles wylfulnes Of on and hothyr at me that haue dyſdayne

noun

A type of geological depression which occurs in Yakutia, formed by the subsidence of permafrost.

Alternative forms: alass, alaas

Collocations

ADJ.

alive, dreary, ill, inattentive, late, many, new, still

VERB + ALAS

laugh, whipped

ALAS + NOUN

cinderella, diet, ears, i've, luck, mary, poore, trojan

ADV.

then

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — by bad luck

unfortunately
unluckily
regrettably

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I wanted to catch the last bus home, but alas, I was ten minutes late and had to take a taxi instead.

Wiktionary

Helas I lamente the dull abuſyd brayne The enfatuate fantaſies the wytles wylfulnes Of on and hothyr at me that haue dyſdayne

Wiktionary

Alas poore Yorick, I knew him Horatio, a fellow of infinite Ieſt; of moſt excellent fancy, he hath borne me on his backe a thouſand times: And how abhorred my Imagination is, my gorge riſes at it.

Wiktionary

Alternative forms: alass, alaas

Wiktionary

Alas, she died young.

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Alas, he died young.

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